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fire crackles andspreads to the edgegets stopped by the glass
open box on the floorblack outside, brown inside --temporary cat house
iron stovewarm when neededcold now
bland subtle wallpaperpattern from the 1920speeling at the corners
in the snowraccoon tracks -- up the steps --not getting inside
cat on the couchpondering his next victim --scratching
old bookwords and ideas intact --smells moldy
black yellow pink skinbrown red light dark skin -- humanswe are all one race
two women kissingtwo men, two people kissing --love is love is love
my lover's soft touchawakens my lust -- but wait --the kettle whistles!
snowbanks still piled highspring sun warms the earth --puddles of mud
clouds block the sunfloor chills slippered feet --window cat snores
pine tree stretches upwardfallen needles protect the rootssnow is ready to provide water
untoasted bagel +vegan cheddar cheese =first breakfast